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Melting polar ice caps, indicating the theme of climate change.
Environmental philosophy 
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Epistemology 
Scales and a hammer represent criminal justice
Ethics, Meta-Ethics and Moral Psychology 
Photograph of father reading to baby
Philosophy of education 
Suffragettes
Social philosophy 
A statue of the ancient philosopher Socrates.
History of Philosophy 
Implicit bias
Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics 
Close up shot of woman's green eye
Metaphysics 
MRI image of brain
Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science 
Image of woman protesting about democracy
Political Philosophy 
japanese language class
Philosophy of Language 
A Buddha statue on the beach
Philosophy of Religion 
Theatre
Philosophy of the Arts 
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